Showing posts with label children's literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's literature. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Education : Best of 2023 : semester 2






credit: Image generated by AI from a text prompt (Michael S. Helfenbein)
via YaleNews


Well, as you know artificial intelligence was the topic of 2024 and lot of students began to use it before schools. Teachers needed to think how schools would to adapt and prepare students for a future filled with all kinds of capable A.I. tools 

My usual readers remember that I introduced the theme on my publication Education: Best of 2023 : semester Education: Best of 2023 : semester 1.





illustration Nata Metlukh


ChatGPT, the buzzy chatbot developed by OpenAI is capable of writing essays, solving science and math problems and producing working computer code. Impossible to bam it from schools 

But there are legitimate questions about the ethics of A.I.-generated writing, and concerns about whether the answers ChatGPT gives are accurate. (Often, they’re not.) 

And teachers feel that they have enough to worry about, without adding A.I.-generated homework to the mix.

However they understood that ChatGPT in the classroom, with the right approach, it could be an effective teaching tool.







credit: Image courtesy of MidJourney
via Paul Cancelliari/ LinkeIn


Well, if you haven't take a decision why not read The Pros and Cons of Chat GPT for Students (May 2024) ? Or 3 ChatGPT Prompts for Extending Learning with Successful Students (August 2023). They could be very useful to you.


Looking back 2023 I've come up with a roundup of what's been the best posts of my blog The Digital Teacher G-Souto

Below you’ll find the top posts of 2nd semester 2023 containing different themes: science, human rights, French literature, children's literature, languages, science-fiction, environment, elimination of violence against women and girls, traditions and other themes.

As my usual readers know my posts can be written in English, French and Portuguese (my mother language).


The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most-read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, and eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason? Sometimes some posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.


Here are the most popular posts 2nd semester 2023:


Le Top des billets 2e semestre 2023:










World Teacher's Day 2023


My special choice of the #2nd semester 2023 ? Teacher's Day ! The teachers we need for the education we want ! 


"The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage". 


World Teachers’ Day theme 


The 2023 celebrations aimed to put the importance of stopping the decline in the number of teachers and would star to increase that number.







Through various activities, all the countries would advocate for a dignified and valued teaching profession, analysing their challenges, and showcase inspiring practices to attract, retain and motivate teachers and educators.

Without teachers, there is not education. Being a teacher provides a unique opportunity to make a transformative impact on the lives of students, and contribute to shaping sustainable futures. 

In different European countries. these last two years, there was a big lack of teachers.

Hoping to have inspire you, as my readers and teachers in your lessons all over the last year.

May 2024 be year of Peace for all the countries, Praying for the end of wars in the world, and all the big tragedy and dead  people and so many children due these terrible wars.

May the humanity continue to search for Peace.

Teachers and students fight for peace, development, and climate change. Countries need tranquility. Earth need help.

Teachers continue to teach with passion, inspiring your students to be better citizens in the future searching for humanity, to live in peace. Earth need young environmental defenders. 

Teachers continue preparing the new generations to this new world and a a different new future. Give them hope, joy, serenity. 

Your mission from the heart!


G-Souto

30.05.2024
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Education : Best of 2023 : Semester #1

 




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"The robots are coming. The second decade of the 21st century will see the rise of a mechanised army that will revolutionise private and public life just as radically as the internet and social media have shaken up the past 10 years."


Marina Gorbis, futurologist and head of Californian thinktank The Institute for the Future.


The world is changing, and that can be very scary thing. Technology thinking for itself is something people thought we made up for movies and sci-fi novels





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And 2024 in particular, the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT is a dominant topic, not just in industry circles, but it frequently appeared in education headlines. Students and teachers are using them it a different way.

The innovation is in our life more than ever! Innovation and creativity are in education, music too! Perhaps the most innovative art crossing the centuries. From classical, to pop-rock, jazz, alternative or electronic. There are wonderful composers, musicians, innovative projects. 

Now we have music using the latest technologies! The first music groups were Arcade Fire and Google maps, Gorillaz composing on iPad. So, we can say, dawn of the age of the Tech music! 


However, "exposure to new technologies including trackers, robots and AI-based software at work is bad for people’s quality of life", according to a groundbreaking study from the Institute for the Future of Work.




credit : unknown
via Google Images Archive


Looking back 2023 I've come up with a roundup of what's been the best posts of my blog The Digital Teacher G-Souto

Below you’ll find the top posts of 1st semester 2023 containing different themes: science, art, French literature, music, children's literature, languages, women in science, environment, animation fims, traditions and other themes.

As my usual readers know my posts can be written in English, French and Portuguese (my mother language).


The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most-read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, and eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason? Sometimes some posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.


Here are the most popular posts 1st semester 2023:













On a fĂªtĂ© partout dan le monde le 80e Anniversaire Le Petit Prince ! Personnage iconique aux cheveux d’or mais aussi un phĂ©nomène de l’Ă©dition mondiale, Le Petit Prince est le livre le plus traduit au monde avec plus de 500 traductions officielles. 

Écrit et illustrĂ© par Antoine de Saint ExupĂ©ryLe Petit Prince est publiĂ© pour la première fois en 1943 Ă  New York, en anglais et en français, avant de sortir en 1946 en France, aux Ă©ditions Gallimard oĂ¹ il deviendra un best-seller vendu Ă  plus de 14 millions d’exemplaires. 



Le Petit Prince nous charme pourtant depuis trois quarts de siècle mais son actualitĂ© est plus brĂ»lante que jamais. 

Humanisme, Ă©cologie, souci d’autrui : autant de thèmes qui parcourent Le Petit Prince mais aussi toute l’Å“uvre et la vie d’un grand Ă©crivain Ă  (re)dĂ©couvrir.

Le Petit Prince propose aux petits et aux grands une vraie leçon de vie: celle de la spontanĂ©itĂ© des sentiments




The Little Prince
celebrating 80 years
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
HarperCollinsPublishers

A wise and enchanting book that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed the world forever for its readers.

Le Petit Prince tĂ¢che d’enseigner une vision de la vie avec le cÅ“ur et non avec la tĂªte. Les fleurs sont objectivement roses mais la vie peut l’Ăªtre aussi du moment qu’on l’observe avec amour. 

Et des valeurs: L'importance de l'amitiĂ©, de l’amour, des liens, de la tolĂ©rance, de la lutte contre l'individualisme et contre la peur de l'autre, ou encore l'importance de vivre et de consommer de manière raisonnĂ©e.

Hoping to have inspire you. as my readers and teachers in your lessons all over the last year.

May 2024 be year of hope for all of us, praying for the end of war in world, and all the tragedy and dead due these terrible wars.

May the humanity search for Peace.

Teachers and students fight for peace, development, and climate change. Earth is our home.

Teachers continue to teach with passion, inspiring your students to be better citizens in the future searching to live in peace and to be environmental defenders, preparing them to the new world and a new the future. Give them hope, joy, serenity. 

Your mission from the heart!


G-Souto

13.03.2024
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Schools : Barack Obama first book of children's literature







Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barak Obama
illustration: Loren Long

Barak Obama publicou um livro para adolescentes, antes de ser Presidente dos Estados Unidos. Foi a primeira vez que Obama se aventurou na literatura infantil e juvenil.

O livro foi inspirado nas duas filhas do Presidente - Malia Sasha - e presta homenagem a 13 figuras importantes da histĂ³ria dos Estados Unidos. 
De George Washington a Martin Luther King, passando por Albert Einstein ou Helen Keller, Ă© deste modo que a histĂ³ria americana Ă© dada a conhecer aos mais jovens.

O responsĂ¡vel pela publicaĂ§Ă£o de livros infantis da editora Random House afirmou que a obra "celebra as caracterĂ­sticas que unem todos os americanos, o potencial para realizar os sonhos e construir os prĂ³prios caminhos".

A ilustraĂ§Ă£o Ă© de Loren Long, que jĂ¡ todos conhecemos do livro infantil de Madonna, "As MaĂ§Ă£s do Sr. Peabody". 

Na capa do livro vĂª-se uma ilustraĂ§Ă£o das duas filhas de Obama com o seu cachorro Bo (um labrador de raça portuguesa).




Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barak Obama
illustration: Loren Long

Meio milhĂ£o de exemplares ficou disponĂ­vel em 16 Novembro 2010, nas livrarias norte-americanas. As receitas resultantes da venda do livro serĂ£o doadas para bolsas de estudo destinadas a filhos de soldados feridos ou que jĂ¡ morreram.

O livro foi escrito ainda antes de Barak Obama ter tomado posse como Presidente dos Estados Unidos, em 2009.




Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barak Obama
illustration: Loren Long
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books

Obama nĂ£o Ă© o primeiro na Casa Branca a escrever para crianças e adolescentes. Antes dele, Theodore Roosevelt  com Hero Tales from American History. TambĂ©m as primeiras damas Hillary Clinton com "It Takes a Village" e Laura Bush com "Read All About It!" tinham jĂ¡ escrito livros infantis.

NĂ£o foi traduzido para portuguĂªs (Portugal), mas teria sido interessante uma versĂ£o em lĂ­ngua portuguesa. Estou certa que seria um sucesso nas livrarias e comprĂ¡-lo ajudaria uma nobre causa: apoiar os estudos de jovens.

Ensino:

Se ensina currĂ­culos de LĂ­ngua Inglesa no ensino primĂ¡rio poderia ser uma excelente opĂ§Ă£o para introduzir um pouco da histĂ³ria dos Estados Unidos atravĂ©s de 13 americanos famosos.

NĂ­vel: Ensino PrimĂ¡rio; Ensino BĂ¡sico 2º ciclo.

CurrĂ­culos: InglĂªs LE






Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barak Obama
illustration: Loren Long

Barack Obama's first work of children's literature is addressed to his daughters and focuses on 13 inspirational Americans. It was written before he became the President of United Satates. 

The book, illustrated by children's artist Loren Long, begins by asking "Have I told you lately how wonderful you are?" and goes on to offer repeated phrases of praise and encouragement to the sisters, while introducing them to the examples of 13 great Americans who shaped the nation.





Albert Einstein
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barak Obama
illustration: Loren Long
http://blog.parents-choice.org/

Jackie Robinson, the first black Major League baseball player, Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, Albert Einstein, the scientist and singer Billie Holiday are among the inspirational Americans numbered by Barack Obama in his lyrical new children's picture book.

He's donating his share of the profits to a scholarship program run by the Fisher House Foundation, which benefits the children of fallen and disabled service workers.

Obama is not the only US president to have written for children. Theodore Roosevelt wrote Hero Tales from American History for teenage readers six years before taking office, while Jimmy Carter wrote an improbably named children's book, The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer. During her stint as first lady, Hillary Clinton wrote Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets.

Education:

The story builds to a message of patriotic pride and inclusiveness, with the narrator asking:

 "Have I told you that America is made up of people of every kind?" 

If you teach American history at primary schools, the book can be a lovely introduction to the subject. The book invites the children to meet American heroes and recognise the unique gifts of each American citizen. 

Level : Primary Education.

G-Souto

30.03.2016
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Note: Writen for the first time on this blog in 16 November 2010. But we are near of the International Children's Books Day next April 2. It can be a new book to read in the classroom.


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ReferĂªncias / References:
Expresso.pt/ Guardian.co.uk/Books